One of 12 gamblers whose financial information was compromised on the B.C. government's PlayNow.com website says that he won't be hurrying back to play once the site is back online.
John, who asked to remain anonymous, made his first foray into online gambling when PlayNow.com launched on July 15.
A game of blackjack was paying off just as the site was pulled down.
"I'm in the middle of a $200 wager, and I have no idea what the outcome's going to be, and I trust that they'll recognize that wager and either refund it or carry out that particular plan," John told CTV News.
A few days after the website was taken offline, the B.C. Lottery Corporation contacted John to let him know his banking information had shown up on another person's computer screen.
The corporation told him that the other player's screen automatically switched from their account to his while they were playing, but that the risks were minimal.
Now BCLC has promised to monitor John's credit for a year to make sure no one commits identity theft.
But that monitoring has yet to start, even though the site has been down for nearly two weeks.
"The fact that it's taken this long somewhat defeats the point. If information were to be exploited by a third party with malicious intentions, it would have happened fairly quickly," John said.
He added that whenever PlayNow.com is back up and running again, he'll look strong evidence that the glitches the caused his financial information to be compromised have been resolved before placing any more bets.
"I wouldn't rush back. I don't feel like it's been completely resolved at this point."
Like several other gamblers who contacted CTV News, John was trying to transfer more than $1,000 in winnings to his bank account. On Wednesday, BCLC told him that a cheque is on the way for that amount.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Mi-Jung Lee
